Looking for a budget router for a home (3 floors, 3000sq feet, 11 devices), because my current router is utter garbage
(bad range and doesnt support nat loopback, which makes me have to mess with dns far more than necesary, and all the messing around gets wiped out when the router restarts or unplugs itself and my computer caches the external dns server, i hate it so much please i need to get rid of it)
edit: it only has to cover maybe 1500sq feet, not 3000
- It needs to be suitable for a small homelab. (ie: 4 ethernet ports and a functional webui)
- preferably supports openwrt or some other open-source software, and i - would prefer to spend less than 70 CAD.
- Wifi 6 is uneccesary as most devices in the house dont support it.
Thank you in advance!
Top of my head: like a Linksys MR7340 hydra should have enough ram and storage for openwrt for a few years iirc but only 3 Ethernet port so a switch might be needed. Think its 50 USD rn but I’ll have to double check that. Another option would be like a used Linksys AC2200